Thielemann, Eiko R. 
ORCID: 0009-0003-0563-9436
(2002)
The price of Europeanization: why European regional policy initiatives are a mixed blessing.
Regional and Federal Studies, 12 (1).
pp. 43-65.
ISSN 1359-7566
Abstract
In trying to explain and assess the impact of European policy initiatives on regional policy-making in the member states, the article identifies three dichotomies (or competing functioning logics) that have shaped regional policy-making in Europe. Against the background of these dichotomies, the article addresses three questions that are crucial for analysing regional policy-making in Europe. Are the Structural Funds primarily a compensatory mechanism for imbalances in net-contributions to the EU budget? Has the logic of decision-making in the area of European regional policy moved towards multi-level governance? Are European cohesion objectives undermined by the Commission's activities in the area of state-aid control? Evidence from East Germany's integration into the EC's regional policy regime supports the claim that European regional policy initiatives can constitute a double-edged sword for member states. While member states have been able to reap financial benefits, these benefits have come at a political cost as European regional policy initiatives have curtailed the independence of national authorities.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | © 2002 Taylor & Francis |
| Divisions: | Government European Institute |
| Subjects: | J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Oct 2008 16:16 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Dec 2024 22:30 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/18498 |
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